cyu@sh.itjust.worksM to unions@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoAustralia: "Our society has dealt with significant advances in technology and productivity before and the lesson is that those gains must be reflected in wages, or the social contract will break"www.ragtrader.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1195arrow-down11cross-posted to: unions@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1194arrow-down1external-linkAustralia: "Our society has dealt with significant advances in technology and productivity before and the lesson is that those gains must be reflected in wages, or the social contract will break"www.ragtrader.com.aucyu@sh.itjust.worksM to unions@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: unions@lemmy.ml
minus-squareshowmeyourkizinti@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month ago Low paid workers have demands put on the scarce resource that is wages. If the wages go up, they spend that money in ways that increase productivity. THIS!! Seriously giving poor people more money does more for the economy than any tax cut.
Seriously giving poor people more money does more for the economy than any tax cut.